feb 28, 1984 - SD DOPE Mikeal Laine Headless body found

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"Human remains [were] found by hikers last month in the San Pasqual Valley [...]. Michael [sic] Laine was reported missing in November 1982. [...] The decomposed remains were found by hikers Jan. 19 [1984] scattered over a hillside near Highway 78 about five miles north of Ramona. The cause of death can't be determined" (EDTA 2/29/84).

"The body of a Modesto man who disappeared 15 months ago while hitchhiking to Southern California has been found in a remote area of San Diego County. [...] Laine's skull and jawbone were found by hunters in January [1984]" (MB 3/1/84).

"[His] skeleton [was] found last month in the San Pasqual Valley. [...] Laine's remains were found by Escondido hikers Jan. 19 [1984] on a hillside near Highway 78 about five miles north of Ramona. [...] Detective Sidebothen said he could not speculate where Laine was killed or how his body came to be found in Escondido" (EDTA 3/2/84 pt 1).

"According to the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department, Mr Laine's body was found Feb. 28 [1984] in a remote area of San Diego County. His skull and jawbone were discovered by hunter Jan. 19 [1984]" (MB obit 3/7/84).

Only confirmed victim whose body was found after Kraft's arrest.

EDTA 2/29/84: https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-times-advocate-mikeal-laine/197290970/
MB 3/1/84: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-modesto-bee-modesto-mans-body-found/183489751/
EDTA 3/2/84 pt 1: https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-times-advocate-mikeal-laine-pt-1/197290981/
EDTA 3/2/84 pt 2: https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-times-advocate-mikeal-laine-pt-2/197291214/

MB obit 3/7/84: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-modesto-bee-obituary-for-mikeal-lain/200046145/

FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24596610/arne_mikeal-laine

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